US 2018/0293633 A1 · GIFTING SYSTEM

Abstract

A system for purchasing and delivering a specific gift, in which, at the time of the purchase, the buyer, instead of being provided with the gift, is provided with a gift proxy or special package which includes a gift token which includes an authentication device. The gift proxy can also include a highly portable replica (e.g., a picture or miniature) of the specific gift. The buyer delivers or sends the gift proxy to the recipient. At a future time and place, not necessarily pre-determined, the recipient provides the gift proxy to the seller, the seller authenticates the gift proxy, and the recipient receives the gift from the seller. A centralized and networked order management system monitors the gift tokens which allows for inventory and accounting efficiencies. The system can be online and/or store oriented and can be used to transact in goods and/or services other than gifts.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A system for producing a gift proxy comprising:

a point of sale (POS) system connected to a network, the POS system including a point of sale terminal and a POS computer, and being configured to receive and store order information relating to orders for products and services;
a gift proxy system connected to the network, the gift proxy system including a gift proxy computer and a gift proxy generating device;
wherein after the POS system receives and stores order information for at least one product or service, the POS system transmits a gift proxy instruction to the gift proxy system and wherein the gift proxy instruction includes a high resolution representation associated with the at least one ordered product or service.

A system for producing a gift proxy comprising:

a point of sale (POS) system connected to a network, the POS system including a point of sale terminal and a POS computer, and being configured to receive and store information for orders for products and services;
a central computer system connected to the network, configured to receive and store information for products and services;
a gift proxy system connected to the network, the gift proxy system including a gift proxy computer and a gift proxy generating device;
wherein after the POS system receives and stores order information for at least one product or service, the POS system transmits the order information to the central computer, which receives and stores the order information, and subsequently the central computer system transmits a gift proxy instruction to the gift proxy system and wherein the gift proxy instruction includes a high resolution representation associated with the at least one ordered product or service.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/007,026Filed 13 Jun 2018

Priority

14 Jul 2006

Published

11 Oct 2018

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification18 codes

G06Q 30/0621
Electronic shopping [e-shopping]: by configuring or customising goods or services
G06Q 20/045
Payment circuits: using payment protocols involving tickets
G06Q 20/047
Payment circuits: using payment protocols involving electronic receipts
G06Q 20/12
Payment architectures: specially adapted for electronic shopping systems

Family

Application60/807,415Us provisional application · filed 14 Jul 2006

Application11/777,915Continuation in part · filed 13 Jul 2007

Application11/778,465Continuation in part · filed 16 Jul 2007

Application11/863,694Continuation · filed 28 Sep 2007

Application13/907,844Continuation · filed 31 May 2013

Application15/165,872Continuation in part · filed 26 May 2016

Application15/966,471Continuation · filed 30 Apr 2018

Application16/007,026Continuation

Application15/966,471Continuation in part

Application15/165,872Continuation

Application11/863,694Continuation in part

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